Rock Hill SC Business News
Rock Hill's economy is anchored by healthcare, higher education, and a resurgent manufacturing sector serving the Charlotte metro. Unemployment ran at 3.4% through 2024, against a state rate of 3.3%. South Carolina is a right-to-work state.
What anchors the Rock Hill economy
- Rock Hill Schools (York County School District 3).
- Piedmont Medical Center.
- Winthrop University.
- Comporium Inc..
Beyond the headlines
The economy reaches into Advanced Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Retail Trade, and Education. Rock Hill is corporate home to 3D Systems Corporation, Comporium Inc., Williams & Fudge Inc., and Hissho Sushi. The single largest taxpayer in the county is Duke Energy Carolinas (Lake Wylie hydroelectric assets).
Trade & infrastructure
- SC Inland Port — Dillon.
- FTZ #38 (Upstate SC — serves Piedmont SC region) — federal duty-deferral zone for manufacturers and distributors here.
- Rock Hill/York County Airport (Bryant Field).
Talent pipeline
Workforce flows out of Winthrop University, Clinton College, and York Technical College — feeding the engineering, healthcare, finance, and skilled-trade jobs that Rock Hill employers fill every year.
How HERE Rock Hill covers it
We track every layer of the Rock Hill economy: corporate relocations, retail openings, restaurant launches, workforce trends, commercial real estate, supplier announcements, hospital and university capital projects, and the local, state, and federal government decisions that shape how businesses here grow. If it affects business in York County, it's HERE.
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3D Systems Posts Q3 Loss as Rock Hill Firm Grows Revenue
Rock Hill SC Business News ROCK HILL, S.C. — Rock Hill-based 3D Systems Corporation said Wednesday that third-quarter red ink totaled $33.5 million even as sales climbed, and it sketched a modest revenue range for the current quarter. The additive manufacturing company posted $99.3 million in revenue for the three months ended Sept. 30, a […]
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Rock Hill is in York County, South Carolina. Major employers in the Rock Hill area include Rock Hill School District (York 3), Piedmont Medical Center, Winthrop University and Comporium, Inc..
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3D Systems Posts Q3 Loss as Rock Hill Firm Grows Revenue
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Rock Hill-based 3D Systems Corporation said Wednesday that third-quarter red ink totaled $33.5 million even as sales climbed, and it sketched a modest revenue…
Manufacturer Weighs Mount Gallant Road Move in Rock Hill
ROCK HILL, S.C. — A precision manufacturer that has been run by the same family for three generations is weighing a $22.6 million project that would bring it…
Atlas Copco Opens Celriver Road Plant With 100 Jobs in Rock Hill
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Atlas Copco cut the ribbon Wednesday, Oct. 28, on a new 200,000-square-foot plant on Celriver Road in Rock Hill, a site the Swedish manufacturer…
432 Nicholtown Homes Stay Affordable in Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenville Housing Authority now owns four apartment communities in the Nicholtown neighborhood outright after closing an $8,467,553 purchase that keeps all 432 homes there…
Richmond Fed Chief Barkin Warns Greer Chamber on Inflation
GREER, S.C. — Richmond Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin brought a blunt message on inflation to Greer City Hall on Monday, Nov. 9, telling the Greater Greer Chamber…
Bubbakoo’s Burritos Eyes Greenville for First S.C. Restaurant
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Serve & Connect CEO to Speak at Lexington Chamber Breakfast
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Duncan Family Restaurant to Close After Nearly 20 Years
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PSC Hears Public on Dominion-NextEra Deal Thursday
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Greenville Sues McDaniel Developers Over Stormwater Runoff Damage
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